Citrobacter

Citrobacter freundii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Enterobacterales
Prokaryota Superregnum: Bacteria Phylum: Proteobacteria Classis: Gammaproteobacteria Ordo: Enterobacterales

Familia: Enterobacteriaceae
Genus: Citrobacter
Species: C. amalonaticus – C. braakii – C. europaeus – C. farmeri – C. freundii – C. gillenii – C. koseri – C. murliniae – C. pasteurii – C. rodentium – C. sedlakii – C. werkmanii – C. youngae

Name

Citrobacter Werkman & Gillen 1932

Type species: C. freundii
(Braak 1928) Werkman & Gillen 1932 (Approved Lists 1980)

Name of the genus intended to mean a citrate-utilizing rod.

References

Primary references

• Werkman, C.H. & Gillen, F.G. 1932. Bacteria producing trimethylene glycol. Journal of Bacteriology 23(2): 167–182. (1932-02) Online + PDF Reference page. 
• Skerman, V.B.D., McGowan, V. & Sneath, P.H.A. 1980. Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 30(1): 225–420 (1980-01-01) DOI: 10.1099/00207713-30-1-225 Reference page. 

Additional references

• Farmer III, J.J. 1981. The genus Citrobacter. In: Starr, M.P. et al. (editors) 1981. The Procaryotes, a handbook on habitats, isolation, and identification of bacteria. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, p. 1140–1147. Reference page. 
• Anon. 1982: Validation of The Publication of New Names and New Combinations Previously Effectively Published Outside the IJSB: List No. 8. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 32(2): 266–268. (1982-04-01) DOI: 10.1099/00207713-32-2-266 Reference page. 
• Brenner, D.J., Grimont, P.A.D., Steigerwalt, A.G., Fanning, G.R., Ageron, E. & Riddle, C.F. 1993. Classification of Citrobacteria by DNA Hybridization: Designation of Citrobacter farmeri sp. nov., Citrobacter youngae sp. nov., Citrobacter braakii sp. nov., Citrobacter werkmanii sp. nov., Citrobacter sedlakii sp. nov., and Three Unnamed Citrobacter Genomospecies. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 43(4): 645–658. (1993-10-01) DOI: 10.1099/00207713-43-4-645 Reference page. 

Links

• LPSN link : Citrobacter
• Citrobacter – Taxon details on National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).
• European Nucleotide Archive

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